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Profile
Firm Background
NanaimoLaw.com is an Internet division of Heath & Company, an established full service law
firm. Heath & Company opened in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island in 1950.
Heath & Company is proud of its heritage. Four of its partners have been appointed Judges of the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Heath & Company boasts high calibre and experienced legal counsel.
"We want each of our clients to feel that they have received exceptional
service…every one of our clients should feel that they are the firm's most
important client", says Peter Giovando.
Chuck Blanaru adds, "With a view to enhancing our services in the future, we
will utilize technology and developments in e-commerce to expand communication
between lawyer and client…cost effectiveness and adding value is our commitment
to our clients".
Our Lawyers
(click on the name for more information)
 | Peter Giovando
Areas of Practice
Personal Injury & Civil Litigation; Family Law; Mediation; Wills &
Estates; Estate Litigation.
Biography
Peter was called to the Bar in 1976, after completing articles with Heath & Company. In 1980, Mr. Giovando became a partner in the firm. Peter has extensive experience in cases involving serious personal injury. He also practices in the areas of family law and general civil litigation, including estate administration, wrongful dismissal and contract law.
Mr. Giovando is a trained mediator and has successfully mediated
many disputes.
e-mail Peter Giovando
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Kathleen Sugiyama
 Areas of Practice
Personal Injury Litigation; General Litigation; Family Law.
Biography
Kathleen graduated from the University of Victoria in 2002 after obtaining
her Bachelor of Arts degree (Hons) from the History department. Kathleen
graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta in 2006 and
returned to Nanaimo in May 2006 to article with Heath & Company. She was
called to the British Columbia Bar in May 2007 and stayed on with Heath &
Company as an Associate.
When not practising law, Kathleen enjoys playing all sports, especially
fastball, golf and soccer. She is also involved in coaching competitive
fastball and provides foster care to a special needs youth.
e-mail Kathleen Sugiyama
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| Sandra Dick
 Areas of Practice:
Family Law
Biography
Ms. Dick was called to the Bar in 1990 and practised for several years with the Richmond firm of Cohen Buchan Edwards. Ms. Dick joined Heath & Company in 1995 and practices primarily family law.
e-mail Sandra Dick
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| Wendy Clifford
 Areas of Practice
Company & Commercial; Wills & Estates; Real Estate & Mortgages.
Biography
Ms. Clifford was called to the Bar in 1989, and worked for several years with the Vancouver firm of Jarvis & Company. From 1994 to 1999, Ms. Clifford operated as a sole practitioner in Nanoose Bay, B.C. Ms. Clifford joined Heath & Company in June 1999. The focus of Ms. Clifford's practice is in the solicitor's field.
e-mail Wendy Clifford
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| Chuck Blanaru
 Areas of Practice
Personal Injury Litigation; Lender's Law; Foreclosures & Collections; Wills
& Estates; Real Estate; Business Law.
Biography
Chuck Blanaru was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1984 and the British Columbia
Bar in 1994. Mr. Blanaru was a member of the Executive of the Trial Lawyers
Association of British Columbia (1997-2003) and served on the Board of
Governors (2004-2006). He was a Director of the Nanaimo Brain Injury Society
(1996-2000) and was the Vice-President of the District Parents Advisory
Council of Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District #68 (1999-2000). Chuck has been
extensively involved in youth hockey: Vice-President of the Mid-Island Region
of the Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association (2006); Nanaimo Minor
Hockey Association Vice-President (2001), President in 2002 and 2003 and Past
President in 2004 and 2005; Chair of the North Vancouver Island Major Midget
Committee (2005); spokesperson for the Coalition For Nanaimo Arenas. He was a
member of the Board of Directors of the Central Vancouver Island Jewish
Community Society (2001-2006). Chuck is an advocate for public and private
support of youth sports programs and he is also a Rotarian.
Mr. Blanaru has 2 distinct practice areas. Firstly, he is designated counsel
to the leading financial institutions on Vancouver Island in the areas of
secured transactions, realization, collections and foreclosure. Second,
personal injury, where he has handled a large number of complicated and
serious claims, including brain and spinal cord injury. He is also the
co-founder of Online Wills websites (
www.CanadaWills.com
and www.AmericaWills.com
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Chuck has appeared on television and radio to discuss No-Fault Automobile
Insurance. He was a media contact on behalf of the Coalition Against No-Fault
Insurance and has written extensively in the area of automobile insurance.
Chuck has also lectured at continuing education seminars for the Trial Lawyers
Association of British Columbia. He authored a report for the Trial Lawyers
Association on the reforms required in British Columbia relative to claims for
fatal accidents (Family Compensation Act).
Chuck appeared on television and radio to discuss issues related to hockey
safety, specifically bodychecking and violence. In 2003, Chuck co-authored the
article "Three (3) Perspectives on Bodychecking in Minor Hockey". He is
responsible for the introduction of the "No Tolerance for Violence Code" by
the Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association in 2003 and he authored an article
entitled "Violence, Not Part of Youth Hockey". In March 2004, Chuck presented
a paper entitled "Bodychecking in Youth Hockey - Assessing Risk and Allocating
Responsibility" at a hockey conference held at the University of New Brunswick
(Skating Into The Future: Hockey In The New Millennium II Symposium).
e-mail Chuck Blanaru
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| Peter
MacNeil
Areas
of Practice
Coming Soon
Biography
Coming Soon
e-mail Peter MacNeil
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| Nicole
Cederberg
 Areas of Practice
Personal Injury Litigation: ICBC Defence and Civil Fraud Prosecutions
Biography
Nicole attended University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University,
graduating from the latter in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts (Major in English
Literature, Minor in Criminology).
Nicole attended University of Windsor earning her law degree in 1988 and was
called to the British Columbia Bar in 1989. Nicole articled and carried on as
associate counsel with Milne Selkirk in New Westminster before moving to
Provincial Litigation Services with the Insurance Corporation of British
Columbia in 1993. In 1997, Nicole moved with her family to Nanaimo where she
continued her defence and fraud practices and managed both the Nanaimo and
Courtenay offices of ICBC’s Mid Island Litigation Unit.
Nicole joined Heath and Co. in July of 2007.
e-mail Nicole Cederberg
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